RIAA Platinum LP award for Led Zeppelin, which was a compilation box set released on October 8, 1990. The album was certified Gold and Platinum on the same day by the RIAA on Dec. 11, 1990 for 500,000 and 1 million copies sold. 

Containing two previously unreleased tracks with "Travelling Riverside Blues" and "White Summer/Black Mountain Side" included, along with the group's only single B-side that never appeared on a album previously ("Hey, Hey, What Can I Do"), the album otherwise contained a great retrospective of Zeppelin hits through the years.

The album peaked at #18 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart and hit #48 on the UK chart. It sold extremely well, eventually becoming a Diamond seller with 10 million copies sold, as certified by the RIAA on March 2, 2001. It was ranked #79 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time, along with many other accolades. 

Item Highlights:

• RIAA Platinum "R hologram" LP award with album miniature, "platinum" disc, cassette, CD and presentation plate
• In VG condition with a minor scratches on the frame 
• Award has been rebacked 
• First presentation award from 1990
• Unopened back with manufacturer's sticker 
  
• Known as a "R hologram" award, they were made from 1990-97
• Award measures approx. 17" x 21"
• Beautiful and rare collectors item for any Zeppelin fan

Detailed Item Description: This RIAA Platinum award for the Led Zeppelin self-titled 1990 compilation album is a first presentation award that would have been manufactured sometime in 1990 making it approx. 30 years old. It unusually reflects the simultaneous certification at Gold and Platinum on the same day (Dec. 11, 1990 per the RIAA) since it is a Platinum award with the plate reading 500,000 copies, which is the Gold certification level. It is presented to the late Jim Henke, who was a long-time Rolling Stone writer who later became Chief Curator at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. 

The award is in VG condition, with only a very few minor scratches on the frame and plexiglass. This award has been rebacked but the framer doing the work apparently reattached the award's Ill Eagle manufacturer sticker, or so it is assumed.

Notes on the condition of all vintage RIAA awards like this one:Please do not buy this item if you want a brand new piece of memorabilia. These are historical artifacts from the year they were produced. As a result they may show signs of wear. Frankly, if you see a 20 to 50-year-old award purported to be in 100% perfect condition, it might be too good to be true. After all, an antique should have "good' wear. If not, you might want to question the piece.

As to where they came from, they could have been displayed at record label offices, recording studios, artist manager's offices, radio stations, record retailers, private collector's homes and yes, of course, possibly the artist's or songwriter's home. Typically, we don't know all the places they may have been over the years other than what we've stated in the description.